Tafa Wins Against Law Society Again

Monday, September 23, 2019

Attorney Parks Tafa and his law firm, Collins Newman & Co, have once again triumphed over the Law Society of Botswana (LSB), this time around at the Appeals Court as they foiled the Law Society’s bid to have Tafa’s recent High Court victory heard on urgency.

LSB was challenging the recent High Court decision to restore Tafa and his law firm, Collins Newman & Co, into legal practice.

Dismissing the LSB’s case, Justice Singh Walia said the Society failed to advance any exceptional circumstances, nor had they advanced any good and substantial reasons for the expedited hearing of the appeal.

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Tafa Wins Against Law Society Again

Attorney Parks Tafa and his law firm, Collins Newman & Co, have once again triumphed over the Law Society of Botswana (LSB), this time around at the Appeals Court as they foiled the Law Society’s bid to have Tafa’s recent High Court victory heard on urgency.

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